Olasanmi Surname
Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname
Olasanmi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,166 | 1:151,923 | 9,621 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Olasanmi (306) may also be a first name.
Olasanmi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olasanmi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Olasanmi occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Olasanmi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 318,071st most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,191,628 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Olasanmi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 503,193rd most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 306 people.
Olasanmi is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,166 people, or 1 in 151,923. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Ekiti, where 33 percent reside, Ondo, where 17 percent reside and Osun, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Olasanmi occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Olasanmi
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